Category Archives: Abortion

Local Writer Publishes Prolife Book

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Cover imageSean Miller, a guest blogger for this website, recently published his first book, Full of Life, a collection of prolife writings. It became available on Amazon last week.

The book is meant to celebrate the Gift of Life and to provide inspiration and encouragement for all of us to stand up for life and support those in need – both the unborn baby and the mothers and fathers of the child.

Many of you know Sean, who’s been active in the prolife movement since 1994. He’s from “over the border” in Bergen County, but frequently works closely with prolife groups here in Rockland.

His 21 essays originally appeared on this website, but Full of Life presents them in one source. The essays are not intended to be biographical, but if you read them all you’ll find insights into the heart of a man who journeyed from mixed feelings about abortion as a college student to the front lines of the struggle – the sidewalk outside the abortion clinic where he strives – with never-failing love, compassion, and gentleness – to be a “last lifeline of hope” for a desperate pregnant woman about to enter its doors.

Legislative Session Ends in Albany: Two Abortion Bills Fail to Become Law

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NY SealAbout three weeks before the current legislative session ended in Albany on June 17, two pro-abortion bills passed in the NYS Assembly. However, they were never taken up for a vote in the Senate, and, therefore, did not become law.

These were the “Boss Bill” (A.1142), a bill restricting the religious liberty of faith-based employers and A.6221, a bill related to abortion expansion.

The “Boss Bill” was sponsored by Ellen Jaffee, of the 97th AD, and co-sponsored by two other Rockland representatives, Ken Zebrowski ( 96 AD) and James Skoufis (99 AD). The bill passed in a 114-33 vote.

Karl Brabanec (98 AD) voted against this bill, which got nine fewer votes that it received last year when the Assembly also approved it.  But similar to last year, there was no vote on the matter in in the Senate.

A.6221, which would permit unlimited late-term abortion in New York state was also co-sponsored by Jaffee, Zebrowski and Skoufis. Brabanec opposed it. It passed the Assembly 95-51 in May, was referred to the Senate Health Committee in June, and did not emerge from there.

Assembly Passes Conscience-Crushing Boss Bill (New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedom) 

A.6221 Glick / S.4432 Stewart-Cousins: In relation to abortion expansion (NY Catholic Conference)

What Would Happen If Abortion Were Illegal?

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In the wake of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments about “punishing” women who had an abortion should abortion ever become illegal, there has been much discussion about who actually would be held responsible in such cases.

As Trump and his campaign quickly released statements to correct his remarks, prolife leaders spoke out to make it clear that during the years abortion was banned prior to Roe v. Wade, women were NEVER prosecuted. Abortionists, who performed the procedures, were the exclusive target of the laws. Women and their unborn children were both considered victims.

For a comprehensive discussion, please read this: When Abortion Was Illegal, Women Were NOT Jailed for Having Abortions. Here’s Why.

 

Monumental Abortion Case Today in Supreme Court

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UPDATE:  
Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided as It Hears Texas Abortion Case (3/2/16)
5 Key Exchanges From Biggest Abortion Supreme Court Case in a Decade (3/2/16)

THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION WILL PROBABLY COME DOWN IN LATE JUNE.

Today the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the biggest abortion case in twenty years — Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt.

The Court is being asked to weigh in on the constitutionality of a Texas law requiring commonsense safety regulations for abortion clinics and admitting privileges to hospitals for abortionists.

Read more about it here: Abortion Case Returns to Supreme Court After Loss of Scalia and here: Abortion Proponents Should Care About Safety If They Are Truly Pro-Woman

Bishops Reject Abortion as Response to Microcephaly

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As a group of feminist organizations pushes abortion in the Zika virus healthcare crisis in Brazil, the Brazilian Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated the disease is “no justification whatsoever to promote abortion.”

The virus, spread by mosquitos, has been linked to an increase in microcephaly — a condition where babies are born with small heads and other complications.

“The connection between the Zika virus and microcephaly deserves special attention, even though it has not been scientifically proven,” the bishops said, as they called for a “comprehensive and effective national health policy” to fight the disease as well as “medical assistance to persons affected by the disease, especially babies with microcephaly and their families.”

For a clear, nuanced discussion of microcephaly and the situation in Brazil, please click here.

Action Alert: Vote Coming Friday to Cut $400 Million from Planned Parenthood

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Take_Action_5This will only take a minute.

There’s another vote to defund Planned Parenthood coming up this Friday (Oct. 23).

Please use the link here to send an email message directly to your representative in the House, urging him or her to vote FOR HR 3762. The bill would also repeal certain provisions of Obamacare.

The House had already approved a bill to defund PP last month (241-187), but  the effort was killed by a filibuster in the Senate. Even though more senators voted FOR this measure (52-47), it did not meet the 60-vote majority required to stop the filibuster.  Continue reading →

States Can Defund Planned Parenthood, Says House

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to the Medicaid law Tuesday to give  states the freedom to exclude abortion providers from Medicaid. The vote was 236 to 193.

This will help the five states that have voted to defund Planned Parenthood, but who are receiving pushback from the Obama administration which claims the states don’t have the authority to revoke Medicaid taxpayer funding. The states are Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Utah.

Our representative Nita Lowey voted against this prolife bill.

You can read more about this bill, The Women’s Health and Safety Act (HR 3495), here.